Government touts 'pioneering' zero CO2 hydrogen plane concept

clock • 3 min read
The aircraft is designed to run on liquid hydrogen, which has emits no CO2 | Credit: Department for Transport
Image:

The aircraft is designed to run on liquid hydrogen, which has emits no CO2 | Credit: Department for Transport

Design unveiled for FlyZero aircraft it is claimed could carry 279 passengers around the world on zero carbon fuel, as government awards £15m aviation biofuel projects

A design concept for a zero emissions aircraft that would run on liquid hydrogen fuel has been unveiled today by the UK's Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), as part of a £15m project part funded by...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Michael Holder
Author spotlight

Michael Holder

Editor

View profile
More from Michael Holder

'It's a tipping point': Octopus EV reports near-90 per cent surge in leasing orders

Microsoft reportedly preparing a pause on further carbon removal deals

More on Aviation

Aviation: New verification service launched for UK SAF supply chain
Aviation

Aviation: New verification service launched for UK SAF supply chain

Zemo Partnership develops voluntary assurance scheme to boost traceability, confidence, and carbon accounting in Sustainable Aviation Fuel supply chain

BusinessGreen staff
BusinessGreen staff
clock 30 March 2026 • 3 min read
Jet fuel price shocks prove aviation must pay its way
Aviation

Jet fuel price shocks prove aviation must pay its way

As the Iran war sends jet fuel prices skyrocketing, airlines are cancelling flights, raising fares and lobbying against the EU's ETS - but weakening green policies won't protect airlines, it will lock in their vulnerability, writes Aoife O'Leary from...

Aoife O'Leary, Opportunity Green
clock 24 March 2026 • 4 min read
Jet Zero Taskforce reflects on decarbonisation progress during 'challenging' year
Aviation

Jet Zero Taskforce reflects on decarbonisation progress during 'challenging' year

Taskforce's annual report urges government to prioritise delivery of first-of-a-kind SAF plants and create a delivery council to address soaring green fuel costs

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 18 March 2026 • 5 min read